Leviticus 18:3:8Lev.18.3.W8TAB
אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן
ehretskehnaan
“the land of Canaan”
- Transliteration
- eh-rets-keh-na-AN
- Extended
- eh-rets-keh-na-AHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛrɛts.kə.na.ˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- the land of Canaan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eh-rets-keh-na-AN
- phraseyour reading level
oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN
- clause
oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
- sentence
keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-mits-RAH-yim a-SHER yeh-shahv-TEM-bah LO tah-ah-SOO oo-keh-mah-ah-SEH eh-rets-keh-na-AN a-SHER a-NI meh-VEE et-KHEM shahm-MAH LO tah-ah-SOO oo-veh-khook-koh-TEE-hem LO teh-LEH-khoo
Exegesis
The construct chains erets-mitsrayim {אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם | ʾe-reṣ-mits-rayim} and erets-kena’an {אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן | ʾe-reṣ-kə-na-ʿăn} frame two distinct cultural spheres.
Root and etymology
Rootarets
“land”
In context — Leviticus 18:3
You shall not follow the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, and you shall not follow the practices of the land of Canaan where I bring you; and you shall not walk in their statutes.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 18:3, so the Hebrew word אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן (ehretskehnaan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.18.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.3.W8.S1) and character.